чык

Southern Altai

Etymology

From Common Turkic *čïy, *čïy-ïk (“wet, soaking, moist; dew; moisture; raw”). Compare to Kyrgyz чык (cık, “dew, moisture”), etc.

Noun

чык • (čïk)

1. moisture

Derived terms

• чыкту (čïktu, “moist, dew”)

Further reading

• N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “чык”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN